Toy



W.JC. STANKE.

A TOY. APPLICATIO'N FILED OCT.

Patented Se l NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept., i9, 1922.

WILLIAM C. STANKE, 0F HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

v TOY.

Appiieanon inea-ombre: i929. `serial No. mense.

To LEZ Whom t may concern.'

le it known that l, VILLIAM C. STANKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at liicboken. in the county of Hudson and tate of Nev-f Jersey,have invented new and useful improvements in Toys, of whiclrthefelloiving is a specification.

This inventionrelates to toys, and one of the principal objects is toprovide a toy which shall be both interesting to a child and a patrioticinspiration. v

Another object is to produce a toy battleship which when moved acrossthe floor will give a life-like imitation of a ship riding up and downthe waves.

Another obj ect is to provide means whereby the figure of the ship maybe advanced more rapidly whenv apparently riding down a wave than whenit appears to be riding up.

/Vith these and incidental objects in view, the invention comprisescertain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter described and claimed, andfully illustrated in the accompanying` drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of my iinproved toy, showing the foremost position infull lines.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device on line 2 2, Figure1, with the boat gure made from a piece of board or other flat material.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the boat figure asshaped up into proper relative thickness.

Figure e is a side elevation, showing several of the toys hitchedtogether in squadron formation.

Figure 5 is a detail of the securing means for the fulcrum pin.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all views.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 represents box-like structurehaving depending' sides 11 to cover the greater portion of the wheels,and preferably painted to simulate water. The box is also provided witha top portion 12 having a longitudinal aperture 13 therein. Dependingfrom member 12 are supports 14 which have at their lower ends bearingsfor front and rear shafts 15 and 16, the rear shaft 16 being formed withcranks 17 and a crank pin 18 At opposite ends, shafts 15 and 16 carrywheels 19 projecting slightly below sides 11. i

A boat figure or form is shown at 2O and may be made either; flat asshown in Figure 2. or shaped as shown in Figure i3, and in either caseis provided on its under side with a notch or cut away portion 21extending in front and rear of the middle of the boat. lt is, of course,understood that the boat iigure may be made to simulate a battleship,cruiser, torpedo-boat or anything of the like nat-ure according to thedesire of the maker.

The stern of the boat 20 is mounted upon the crank pin 1 8 so as to begiven a rotary motion upon the revolving of the rear wheels. A pin 22 issecured to the under side of member 12 and crosswise of aperture 13, andis held in place by thin metal strips 23. This pin 22 passes through thenotch 21 and a thin strip 211 passes lengthwise of notch 21 and issecured to the bottom of the boat so as to prevent disassociation ofsaidpin and notch.

Pieces of quarter-round 25 are formed to simulate waves, and aresuitably painted, said pieces being mounted on the members l2.

If desired a series of toys may be secured together by U-shaped couplinghooks 25, the opposite ends of which are inserted into apertures inadjacent ends of contiguous boxes 10. If it is desired to connect theboats beside each other or in staggered relation, the couplings shouldbe inserted in the end of one box and the side of the adjacent one.

In operation, the toy is drawn along the floor and the rear wheels willcause the crank shaft 16 to effect a forward and backward movement ofthe boat ligure and also, the lboat will rock about pin 22 so as to givean up and down movement. A boat at sea rides down a wave more rapidlythan it mounts a wave and this effect is produced in the toy by the factthat the downward and forward movement of the prow of the boat ligure 2Oaccompanies the forward move ment of the entire toy along the floor,whereas the upward movement of the prow is accompanied by a rearwardmovement of the boat figure in the 'frame 10, so that the forwardmovement of the figure 20 is equal to the distance traversed by thewheels less the distance the figure l0 is moved rearwardly by the crankshaft.

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l Particular emphasis is laid upon the fact that this toy tends toarouse patriotic interest in our Navy in the minds of the children usingthe same. While I have described what I `deem to be themost desirableembodiment of my invention it is obvious that many of the details may bevaried without in any vway departing from the spirit of my invention;and I therefore do not limit myself to theexact details of constructionherein set forth nor to anything less than the Whole of my inventionlimited only by the appended claims. WVhat is claimed vas new is v Y fl.. In a device of the class described, the

. combination of a box-like frame having an aperture therein, a pinextending crosswise of said aperture, a boat figure provided with acutaway portion for (3o-action with said pin, wave-simulating membersmounted adjacent to said aperture, means ,"for securing said pin andligure in co-operative relationship, .wheels upon whichsaid vframe issupported, and a crank shaft .operable by certain of said wheels andsecured to said figure.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a framework,wheels upon which said framework is' supported, a crank shaft operableby certain of said wheels, a pin stationarily mounted on vsaid. framework, and a lboat figure secured slidably on irstsaid means to elfectsl'idingand-rocking movements ofv said body.

In testimony wlie'reofI hai'fey my signature.

WILLIAM'C. STANKE. i

